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Opposition Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill joined the group formerly known as the Movement Against Parking Meters, in a protest outside the President’s Office today, calling for early elections. The small group now sells itself as the Mass Action People’s Movement. Mr. Edghill used the protest to tear into members of civil society, saying […]
With the Guyana Elections Commission still to decide on a way forward with its preparations for early elections, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Commission must move with more readiness. At his weekly press briefing this afternoon, Mr. Jagdeo echoed the sentiments of other members of his party that the Commission should end the ongoing […]
The issue of local content for the oil and gas sector took centre stage at a forum on oil and gas organised by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the Wednesday evening event at the Duke Lodge, Professor Leyland Lucas, who is the Dean of the School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, warned […]
Police on the East Coast of Demerara are probing the stabbing death of a 44-year-old woman at the hands of her husband. The dead woman has been identified as Vinette Headley-James. She was stabbed repeatedly to the body by her husband, Sherlock James during an argument at their Nabaclis home. According to reports, the two […]
A Meeting of the Guyana Elections Commission ended this afternoon with no decision made on how the Commission will move forward with preparations for early elections. The Chairman and Commissioners spent three hours in discussions with the Commissioners representing their respective positions on the house-to-house registration issue. The Chairman and Commissioners spent a good part […]
Passengers of an American Airlines plane that was taxiing the runway at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport early this morning were forced to return to the terminal after the plane struck what is believed to be a circuit box for runway lights and suffered a blow out of three of its tires. One passenger who […]
In the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court today, Brian Mohan, also called ‘Abdool,’ was committed to stand trial before a Judge and Jury for the 2015 execution-style killing of Christopher Wharton. Magistrate Leron Daly today ruled that a strong enough case had been made out against the accused during the preliminary inquiry. The charge alleges that on […]
A team from the US-based airline, Jet Blue, is expected in Guyana in September to begin official talks with the Guyana government about the airline starting up its service to Guyana. Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson has indicated that the company has expressed its interest and will now be following up on that interest. Jet […]
Executive Member of the Working People’s Alliance, Dr. David Hinds, has accused the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, Irfaan Ali, of hiding behind the party’s General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, who he says is Ali’s political godfather. At a recent press conference, Dr. Hinds said while the Opposition Leader has been acting as a […]
A group of Guyanese law students at the Hugh Wooding Law School who are entering their second year met with Attorney General Basil Williams this morning to register their concern about some of the problems they are facing at the regional law school in Trinidad and Tobago. The meeting was requested by the students. Student […]
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